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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1892
Page
3
The text notes an unusual call for infant edpa and a delay in the veri val of fire hydrants halting completions. It also mentions various local items including lodge meetings, court adjournments, and street rail pole work with place names like Plainfield avenue and West Front street.
Local items report visits by Mr and Mrs Dickerson at Flanders and recovery of two Venino family members, arrivals at City Hotel, and a piano recital by Prof A Venino at the Casino. Crescent League opener features Crescents vs Wesfield. Howard Emerson's West investments and recovery efforts noted. Also announced are the Baptist Home Society anniversary, Jim Galligan's potential Plainfield signing, Anna Bond's Newark death, and community events including a photography club meeting and Decoration Day planning.
The report recounts Marvin Dunham’s eventful travel day with near train derailment near Cranford, a ferry collision on the North River, and a later trip to Jersey City. It also covers a 1200 dollar verdict won by Mary Muldoon against John C Moore, plus ongoing Supreme Court proceedings in a Scottish cattle note dispute. John Winger and Martha Michigz face arraignments for robbery and grand larceny respectively, with sentences deferred.
The Mayflower Festival at Crescent bulking opened with large attendance and strong sales of cake candy ice cream and fancy articles. The article lists indies in charge of booths including Flower Candy Lemonade Kitchen Garden Paney Table and Refreshments with various chairmen and staff named.
The mayor publicly thanked Officer Omseera Frederickson and Saunders for capturing the Crescent Avenue burglar last Friday, praising the police for vigilance during the night. The piece also notes the Plainfield dry goods firm Pope, Parse, Mundy, and Howard A. Pope, its history, rules, and current proprietor, plus a court date for David & Lord of Woodbridge on a false pretenses charge.
At a regular Central New Jersey Base Ball League meeting in Elizabeth the National League rules were adopted. A Lehigh University blue and George Cadman were noted. A man named John Dage, found drunk at the depot waiting room, was jailed after claiming Scotch Plains as his home and $6.61 on him. Judge Codington fined him ten dollars or twenty days. Batting order listed Creacents lineup with Jackson, Seldon, Stover, Malone, Terrill, Carter, Stanton, Chamberlain.
A colored janitor at J. P. Lake & Co.'s store faced a vandalism incident when blue paint smeared his appearance and body parts, highlighting racial tensions noted amid broader civil rights debates and Sunday closing talks at the World’s Fair.
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